What percentage of people rent in Lapeer Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Lapeer Township, MI, 2020–2024
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9.5% (±4.5 points) of the occupied homes in Lapeer Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 197 renting households against 1,874 that own their home.

In Lapeer Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.1% in 2015–2019 to 9.5% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.5% (±4.5 points)
Renting households: 197 (±94)
Median renter income: $46,203 (±$10,031)

Who rents and who owns in Lapeer Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lapeer Township	Lapeer County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.5% (±4.5 points)	14.0% (±1.1 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	197 (±94)	4,862 (±377)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,874 (±185)	29,974 (±516)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,203 (±$10,031)	$34,446 (±$2,836)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,000 (±$9,905)	$84,005 (±$2,264)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Lapeer Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Lapeer County (14.0%).

It is also lower than in Michigan (26.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Lapeer County, Lapeer Township ranks 8 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 915 of 1,520.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Lapeer Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	10.1% (±3.2 points)	9.5% (±4.5 points)	−0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$960 (±$103)	$1,362 (±$420)	+41.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$72,948 (±$7,511)	$70,197 (±$10,687)	−3.8%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Lapeer Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lapeer Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lapeer Township	—	9.5% (±4.5 points)	—
Lapeer	3.9 mi	49.5% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Metamora	4.3 mi	17.6% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Metamora Township	4.9 mi	10.2% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Attica Township	5.7 mi	5.0% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Elba Township (Lapeer County)	6.2 mi	5.4% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Dryden Township	6.8 mi	8.1% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mayfield Township (Lapeer County)	6.9 mi	11.8% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hadley Township	8.2 mi	5.7% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lapeer, MI (49.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Lapeer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Imlay City	45.3% (±8.4 points)
3	Mayfield Township (Lapeer County)	11.8% (±4.4 points)
4	Marathon Township	10.4% (±3.3 points)
5	Metamora Township	10.2% (±4.5 points)
6	Deerfield Township (Lapeer County)	9.9% (±4.7 points)
7	North Branch Township	9.8% (±4.5 points)
8	Lapeer Township	9.5% (±4.5 points)
9	Goodland Township	8.4% (±4.6 points)
10	Dryden Township	8.1% (±3.8 points)
11	Almont Township	6.7% (±2.6 points)
12	Burlington Township (Lapeer County)	6.4% (±3.1 points)
13	Arcadia Township (Lapeer County)	6.2% (±3.0 points)
14	Hadley Township	5.7% (±3.4 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Lapeer County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lapeer Township

How many renters are there in Lapeer Township?

Lapeer Township has an estimated 197 (±94) renting households, 9.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lapeer Township?

In Lapeer Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.1% in 2015–2019 to 9.5% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lapeer Township?

A renting household in Lapeer Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lapeer Township?

The median renting household in Lapeer Township, MI has an income of $46,203 (±$10,031) a year, against $75,000 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Lapeer township, Lapeer County, Michigan (county subdivision:46060, in state:26 county:087).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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